Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
May 31, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft time
52,677 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A BOMB RUN AND AFTER DROPPING ITS RETARDANT LOAD, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT WAS ON. PILOTS SELECT HYD SELECTOR FROM BYPASS TO PRESS MODE, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. UPON ARRIVAL PILOT TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SELECT HYD BACK TO BYPASS POSITION AND THE GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT DECIDED TO DO A LOW FLY BY. NO DEFECT APPARENT. AT THE SAME TIME OF FLY BY PILOT SAID LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CARRIED OUT INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR INCLUDING SWITCH AND LATCHES. NO DEFECT FOUND, SUSPECT SWITCH IS SET SLIGHTLY OFF.